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Bryce Harper isn't the lowest-scoring FBLG 1st-round pick (that would be Zack Greinke),
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With only 1 week to go before the FBLG playoffs, we finally have a better idea of who's in and who's out. As for those coveted top 2 playoff berths, well that's anybody's guess. We have 4 teams atop the standings at 10-7 and 2 others sitting at 9-8. Goldschmidt Happens is a lock to miss the postseason, and it looks like the other spot on the golf course will go to either defending champion Retire 21 or perennial contender Arbitration Losers.
1. Hundley Eyes (2,967 points, 9-8, last week 2): The commishes got 7 starts from their pitchers this week — and picked up zero wins. Still, the offense came alive thanks to Ben Zobrist (23) and Marcell Ozuna (23). That was enough to defeat Fresh Fish, knock the Fish out of the No. 1 spot in the rankings and clinch a playoff berth.
2. Fresh Fish (2,959 points, 10-7, last week 1): Rick got big contributions from his Marlins (big surprise), but his Dodgers pulled up lame just in time for the Fish to lose to Hundley Eyes. We're not suggesting any shenanigans that benefited the Dodger-fan owners of HE, but Adrian Gonzalez (5) and Howie Kendrick (6) will be investigated fully by the commissioners' office.
3. Lawyers, Guns & Money (2,910 points, 10-7, last week 4): James Shields (18) is good again, Adam Conley (22) pitched like an ace this week, Dee Gordon (10) is off the PEDee list, and Giancarlo Stanton (22) and Carlos Gonzalez (23) are mashing. Does anyone want to play Matt's guys in the FBLG postseason?
4. Arbitration Losers (2,860 points, 6-11, last week 3): A 5-point loss came at the wrong time for the Losers, who are in danger of missing the playoffs despite being within striking distance of the points leaders. Tim got no help from some of his NL East guys: Jose Reyes (1), Zach Eflin (-5) and Jonathan Papelbon (-6) were downright terrible.
5. Pitch You Blockhead (2,850 points, 9-8, last week 5): Oh, look — another team with a middle-of-the-pack record that still has a shot in the points race. This was a bad-luck week for Scott, though. Peter Bourjos (1) got hurt and was replaced by Alex Dickerson (0), who lasted 1 inning on defense before getting hurt himself. Also, Colin Rea (11) has an elbow injury. Ouch.
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How can we resist ripping a former Beaver? By posting
a -2, Michael Conforto of GH is our Dud of the Week. |
6. The Lumbar Yard (2,809 points, 10-7, last week 6): Seven of Adam's guys scored in single digits this week, which explains the 56-point loss to LGM. The bigger issue is the continued lousiness of Bryce Harper (5), who is being outscored this year by the likes of Scott Kazmir, Jason Hammel, Martin Prado, John Lackey, Brandon Crawford and D.J. LeMahieu.
7. Rookies (2,788 points, 8-9, last week 7): Mark Melancon didn't pitch this week, and his output was the same as that of Jaime Garcia, who pitched twice. Go figure. Anyway, we're wondering how many calls Henry had to place to Braves management to get Matt Kemp traded to Atlanta.
8. Retire 21 (2,781 points, 7-10, last week 8): A 21-point loss (boy, that's ironic) to FBLG's version of the 1899 Cleveland Spiders was not what Ray needed with 1 week left in the regular season. Drew Pomeranz (9 in 2 starts), Steven Matz (6), Francisco Liriano (5 in 2 starts) and Julio Teheran (3) really dropped the ball this week.
9. Misfits (2,759 points, 10-7, last week 9): What kind of parity is there in FBLG? Reid's team is tied for the best record in the league but sits 9th in points. This week, the Misfits knocked off the Losers despite terrible efforts from Derek Norris (-2) and Randal Grichuk (-1).
10. Goldschmidt Happens (2,350 points, 6-11, last week 10): Sorry about that Cleveland Spiders crack, Bill. That was a cheap shot. Especially in a week in which you got big numbers from David Dahl (22), Javier Baez (22), Gerrit Cole (21), Jeremy Jeffress (20), Charlie Blackmon (20) and Paul Goldschmidt.
